{"id":6742,"date":"2025-11-26T18:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/?p=6742"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:07:46","slug":"pdki-leader-urges-kurds-to-vote-as-fifa-shortlists-zakho-sc-fans-for-inspiring-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/pdki-leader-urges-kurds-to-vote-as-fifa-shortlists-zakho-sc-fans-for-inspiring-act\/","title":{"rendered":"PDKI leader urges Kurds to vote as FIFA shortlists Zakho SC fans for inspiring act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) recognized the Zakho SC supporters for their initiative of throwing teddy bears onto the pitch for children affected by cancer as one of three finalists for the FIFA Fan Award. The award honors the most inspiring and meaningful fan moments around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Mustafa Hijri, Secretary-General of the PDKI, expressed his support for the club and urged the people of Kurdistan, especially the youth, to vote for Zakho SC&#8217;s fans on FIFA&#8217;s Fan Award page within the next two days before voting closes.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Hijri added, &#8220;The Kurdish people, with their rich culture, generosity, and deep respect for humanitarian values, have always been a symbol of dignity and compassion. Voting for this initiative is a national duty.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) recognized the Zakho SC supporters for their initiative of throwing teddy bears onto the pitch for children affected by cancer as one of three finalists for the FIFA Fan Award. The award honors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/93351_w920.jpg?fit=920%2C518&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12yuy-1KK","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4323,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/mustafa-hijri\/","url_meta":{"origin":6742,"position":0},"title":"Mustafa Hijri","author":"akamr","date":"August 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Mr. Mustafa Hijri is the current leader of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI). 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